Rather than worrying about some far-fetched doomsday scenario akin to Terminator or I, Robot, artificial intelligence researchers are concerned with the real-world dangers presented by modern A.I. In recent years, eminent scientists and intellectuals, including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, have warned of the existential risk entailed by developing advanced artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence researcher Jennifer…

Hello. My name’s Isaac Vandyne—I’m a junior at the University of Missouri studying convergence science, health and environmental journalism, and economics. My primary aim as a writer is to discover, translate and share scientific knowledge with the public to improve decision making on both an individual and societal level. I’m very interested in the philosophy…